County Resources & Look-up Volunteers

Cumberland County Clerk
P.O. Box 275
Burkesville, KY
Office Hours: 8-4:30 EST M-F
8-noon EST Sat.
Copies: $5.00 per instrument by mail

When requesting copies, please include the Full Name and date of the instrument and allow 2-3 weeks for mailing.
There are no marriage records prior to 1882

HOLDINGS OF THE CUMBERLAND COUNTY COURT HOUSE

The year books start:

Marriages: 1882
Wills: 1814
Deeds: 1799

Mortgage:
I, 3 Mar 1919-12 July 1922
J, 12 Jul 1922-23 Jan 1925
K, 24 Jan 1925-29 Jan 1926
L, 24 Feb 1926-22 Jan 1932
M, 25 Jan 1932-2 Jan 1939
N, 23 Jan 1939-20 Sep 1944
O 14 Sep 1944-31 Dec 1948
P, 1 Jan 1949-15 Apr 1952
Q, 15 Apr 1951-16 Nov 1955
R, 18 Nov 1855-29 Sep 1958
S, 3 Oct 1969-3 Apr 1962
T, 4 Apr 1962-20 Jan 1964
U, 21 Jan 1964-1 Jul 1966
V, 1 July 1966-20 Feb 1969
W, 21 Feb 1969-21 Jul 1971
X, 22 Jul 1971

Marriage Licenses:
Nov 1882-Nov 1888
Nov 1893-Jul 1899
Mar 1909-Nov 1913
Nov 1913-Jun 1914
Feb 1916-Jun 1918
Jan 1922-Aug 1923
Mar 1927-Apr 1929

Additional Marriage Books:
5, 20 Apr 1929-28 Aug 1930
6, 30 Aug 1930-11 Oct 1931
7, 10 Oct 1931-2 Oct 1932
8, 7 Jul 1932-22 Feb 1934
9, 4 Mar 1934-4 May 1935
10, 26 May 1935-24 Jul 1936
11, 8 Aug 1936-20 Dec 1940
12, 21 Dec 1940-30 Jan 1943
13, 4 Feb 1943-26 Jul 1947
14, 7 Aug 1947-28 Apr 1962
15, 31 May 1962-28 Apr 1962

Will Book:
B, 1815-1831
C, 1830-1841
D, 21 Apr 1841-25 Sep 1850
E, 14 Nov 1850-1858
F, 1858-1867
G, 1866-1875
H, 1875-1896
I, 1896-1912
J, 1912-1931
K, 1931-1961
L, 1961

Cumberland County has a great genealogy section at the Cumberland County Library
 Cumberland County Library

Cumberland County News
412 Courthouse Square
Burkesville, KY
(270)864-3891
Email address: ccn@burkesville.com
Do not send lookup requests or subscription requests to this email address.
Editor: Cyndi Pritchett
Hours: 8-5:00 EST M-F
Subscriptions: $20.50 in State, 23.50 out of state.
No shipping out of country.
Archives: Some archives available on the premises.
No lookup volunteers available
at the Cumberland County News.
Archive copies: 15 cents per copy page.

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Lookup Volunteers as of 4/27/99:

Laura-- butler@duo-county.com
Will do lookups from R.N. Smith Books AS TIME ALLOWS.

Lian-- kycumberland@hotmail.com
Will do lookups from various sources and occasional trips to Cumberland County courthouse.

Nina-- ninabollman@yahoo.com
Will do lookups from various sources, as time allows.

Carolyn-- ctripl1701@aol.com
Will do lookups from Cumberland County Census 1800-1920 excluding 1890.
1920 Census has no index, so it will take awhile. Marriage Record 1815-1850, Cemetery records and various other sources.